History, the beauty of nature, and an option of
only having to bicycle one direction for 26 mile of this 110 mile crush stone
trail. The seven train boarding stations offer $3 specials
for bicyclists. The Northern most train boarding station is the
Rockside Canal Visitor
Center and the southern most station is the
Akron Northside
Station.

The
northern portion of the Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area has a
canal historical museum, and working canal lock. The Brecksville portion
of the trail is within the Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area, which runs within Cuyahoga county (Cleveland area), and
Summit County (Akron).

The
photograph to the right is a foundation to an aquaduct, which allowed canal
boats to float across a "bridge" holding canal water which was well above the
height of the river below.

Pictured below is the Brecksville City Park entry point which is a central entry
point within Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation portion
of the trail. This City Park is located just east of
Brecksville, Ohio on State Route 82 (on Chippiwa Rd.) The entrance to the
park is located immediately west of the large bridge which is pictured in
the photo.